Soils of the European Union

This book provides a detailed inventory of the major soil types in the European Union, including their geographical distribution presented on soil maps. An adaptation of the formative elements of the second level units of the World Reference Base for Soil Resources (FAO 1998) as accepted by the European Soil Bureau Network to be shown at the scale of 1:1 million in the European Geographical Soil Database is presented. The information includes definitions relating to Reference Soil Groups, diagnostic horizons, properties materials and attributes.